Type-writing machine.



W. J. NEIDIG.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.5,1912.

31.. 1 11 ii g. Patented 0ct.13,1914..

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.5,1)12.

Patented 0st. 13, 1914:,

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UNITE sT EE QP TE TT OFFICE WILLIaM J. NEIDIG, or Manson, WlSCONSIN, a'ssronon Tommi; 'rrrnwrtrrnn co..

v for CHICAGO,aILLB TOIS, ACORP'ORATION onILnINoIs.

Specification of Letters Patent. Y Patntd'ogt, 13,1914, Ap'p1icaticn' fi1ed December 5, 1912. Seria1NoL735,108.

To all whom it may concern:

3e it known that 1, WI LIAM J. Nnnnc, a citizen, of the United States, residing at Madison, in tli'ecounty of Dane, State of Wisconsimh'ave invented a certain new'and z'seful Improvement in Type-WritiugjMachines, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

Certain principles and features of my in vention' as described herein are included within the generic invention which .is' described and claimed in Letters Patent No.

1,053,919, granted Feb, 18, 1913, upon my co-pending ap'plicationfiled April 20, 1908, Serial E m-428,212..-

One of the objects of any gene ral' invcntion -is'to supply the "operator-of a typewritin "machine with" means,

controlled-by the shee upon which he. is writing, 'for' indicating progressively the: position of his sheet.

' Other objects areto supply him With im proved sheet-controlled means whereby such types as'may be desired of visual, audible and machine-lock signaling devices" may be employed to'indicate thc'arrival of the sheet into predetermined position. 4

The present branch or division of my invention'has as one of its s ecial features a novel use of the leading en of the sheet for the control of indicating means.

In the embodiments of the invention represented in the drawings, the types of indicat- -ing means shown as so controlled by the leading end'offthe sheet'comprise indices, a

tied-1n form and position. Fig

--branch offliny'inyention is the combination ofafri'ction-drive device for the central operatrve member w th actuating de'vlces of a positive type, 'or 'xnore specifically as illus trated herein of the toothedgear type; combining theresponsiveness to {control of a frictional "actnation with the positiveness of I jajtoothed actuation.

Still anotherspecial feature is the use-of an" auxiliaryg'or .intermediate controlling mechanism between the. sheetand-the. opera- 7 we inember,"mo'st of the work ofactuating the devices for controlling the foperative member beiggfdone under the control'of the sh "thy eiie ofthe typewriter parts, namely ,either direction: 'f

Other features areas will-f ii -the present case the platen, instead of by:

the sheet directly, and the action of said:

vices being delayed to; any extent desired. 1

Another special feature is the-use 015 a typewriter part for retracting the paperfeeler from sheet-controlled position, the-retraction in the present'embodiments or--- wardly moving platen'through the instant-- mentality'ofa cam. ,i.

Anotherisp'ecial' feature" is'thefifsej ofi 'a represented as accomplished by the '--novel form of detent constructed to restrein the member detained from inoveme n hereinafter; 1

; The said special features are intended use as maybe found desirable in connection with sheetposition -.-i ndic ating mechanisms 1 under-the varyi the 'draw1ngs,'--.Figure '1 is an end ele-' "vatlon ot'portion's of a typewriti y a machine showing my invention as aplplle 9 the structure being partly bro away and shown section on the three lines 1 --1, F1g. 3. Fig. Q'is a plan view :of portions of the I ed-ctoss-section on same." Fig. 3 is an enlar the line 3- 3, Fig; 1. *i'g." 4 represents a 'modifieddetail; Fig. 5 represents portions "of Fig. 1 modifiedby the-omission of certain elements, Figs' 6 and 7 represent typi- Fig. 8 is an end elevation of portions of a typewriter carriage showing, partly broken a embodiment-- he t ng conditionsof'serricefl 'ca l alternative arrangements of indlces.

. 9 is ,a plan view, partlybroken away and1n'section, of

4 an embodiment; of my invention as applled -tothe other end of the the control thereof-in t eQspace-lever mstead oi the sheet.- Fig. 104s end elevation, d Fig. 11 a cross-sectionthereof latenand having I on-the li a l1-11,-illustrativeof'another embodiment" of my invention, showing control bythe bottom end of the sheet instead of the leading end and the drive beingl dif- -fcrently cared. "Fig. t e in- 12 represents dices pre erablyiused with: the device shown in FigsglO'and 11. I j

The mainframe of a typewritin'g machine is indicated at-1"(Fi g. 1), mounted riage-frame 2 bearmg paper-table 3.- The uaualplaten jor advancing the sheet is 1; upon 'which is the usual transversey movable can iouinaled in the ends oi? said carriage-franie, 1

said platenbeing rotated by usual line-space mechanism as in ractice. Usual type-bars indicated at 7 and bearing printing types 8 are mounted onthe main frame so as to move about their axes 9 under the actuation of key-levers 10, all in well-known manner. The remaining typewriter parts are or may be; as in ractice. i

1.5 As app ied to the above structure, the embodiment of my invention more articularly illustrated in Figs. l'to 3 is espribed as follows: Pla-ten 4, platen-arbor 5 and platen-head 11 are connected in convenient manner to rotate in unison as usual. Attached at the'end of'the 'laten to rotate therewith is a toothed rim 1 against which may be placed a friction-washer 1 3 of leather or the like, although the washer is not essential. J ournaled loosely upon platen-- 'head 11 is operative member 6, in this case having the form of a revoluble composite drum or index-carrier. Said member is given frictional actuation from the platen by convenient "means, preferably by being. spring-pressed laterally against the end of i '1 the platen, and it-receive's positive actuation 'from the platempreferably through toothe gearing'contained within the drum contou one wheel of which is mutilated. The \posi tion of themutilatcd wheel in the geartraini;

Q inLcase such a wheel is used, is not especiall nor is the character of the gea train.

In' the] illustrated embodiment toothed wheel or driver 16, conveniently rotated from. the platen arbor, by means ofiikey 17,

has journaled upon the hub. or collar portion thereofalaterally actingdished spring 18 pressed centl a-llv by said toothed wheel against an instan in'g portion K 6 operative member, said wheel iiri turn being of said conveniently maintained in lateral position. by shouldered sleeve 19 fixedly-attached in carriagerfrarne 2, a downstan'ding' pin or iji.f20}9ilflp1e 21 conveniently serving to mainta n 'aid sleeve in fixed angular positi'oni Fixedly attached upon sa d sleeve 5 I heieentral orweb portion thereof 1s toothed wheel 22, said wheel having internal teeth and having some of said teeth removed 1 at23 1), that is to say being a stayv utilat d wh e Fixedly attached of operative upon the 'i ns't'anding po'rtion 6' I etar action. is not'essentia-h-bu't the'arrangemen -showii: is ias convenient and simple 11.8 a yawn to me.- ,Member 6 has a'laterally" extendingj. annular portion '26 constructed having a detent-recess 14 (Fig.1).

A cant-slope 27 v leads from the lip of said i p i recess to the peripherallareh of ."said annular portion-or annulus 26;one of the functi'ons of said annulus beingthat of a cam, as wilLbe hereinafter explained Means for adjusting or'changing the an'gular position of the ,main po'rtion of member-6 relatively to said annulus and its (lGt-llt-IGCGSS 1 4; are

shown, one thereof being movable upon the through the overlapping portions and holding the parts in fixed relation when tightened, one said portions being'supplied with-"circumferential slots 30 for said bolts. With reference to the parts in control of said str ucture,-an upstanding extension of other and bolts 29- (Eigs. 2, passing" carriage-frame 2 (Fig.1) bears a laterally. A

extension bears also a laterally extending shoulderedaxle 34, journ'ale'd end to end upon which are two sleeves,- the inward one,

indicated at 35, Fig. 2, having fixe'dly at;

'tached thereon a 'paper-feeler 28 ada tedto' enter slot 33. Paper-feeler '28 is in control of an auxiliary or intermediate' -devicefor controlling the movement of member 6, said device in this embodiment'including a to othed extending pin or rod 31 for the convenient 'attachnieut of paper-support 32. Said'pa- Iper-support is preferably slightly dished,

for the better reinforcement of the sheet under thrusting action, and it is supplied with a slot or opening The same framesegment having a constant starting position and actuated'through teeth from the platen, and the controlling means actedupon being 1n thisembodiment'a stop ordetent. Fixedly attached upon sleeve 35. ne'arfthe outjournaled a part 38 having a downwardly extending segmental portion supplied in this case with a single tooth 39, said-tooth being adapted to enter the 'interdental. spaces ,in'

toothed, 'rim 12 [above referred to. Said ,ward end thereofis an arm 3.6 bearing'a laterally extending pin 37,. on which is part 38 also has an upwardly extending per timi bearing an outwardlyeifl nding pin 41' on arm 36. 'The' parts on'sleeve 35 are preferably so closely balaned. that paperfe'eler 28 barely tendsto enter slot 33, con-.

veniently if needeclf-by the addition of an eccentric weight $2 attached on said sleeve The outward sleeve on axle 34, indicated at 43, bears fixedly attached thereon a stop;

15 having an arm 44 supplied-with a slot .45 into which pin 4-0 on par t -38..pr o 'ects.

Saidstop15 has atwo-fold function: First,

'it isada ted to enterdetent-recess 14 and detain member 6" in initial position ,from movement in either direction. One of the speed of forward actuation or 'm'eihberfi.

The recess provlsion withjtwo" fdet'aining walls of said detent-recess is made radially eel ls is adapted to detain" said member'in: init al position under irregular actuation thereof, as in backward removal of the-sheet,

org in the case of certain embodiments to 'be described herein later, in the preliminary positioning of the sheet. The second func- 'tion ofstop15'i's't0 serve as a cam-follower for moving the paper-feeler away from sheet-controlled position through cam-slope 27 hereinbefore referred to, under the actu-.

ation ofthe platen; It will be understood that the sheet receives usual su port and, guidanceflfrom feed '1b'i1s and eedfguides adjacent the position of the paper-feeler as" described, softhat the. leadingend even of the thinnest paper is able to actuate sucha lightly poised paper fecler out. of its slot without danger ofbuckling; .This portion of the mechanismoperates as follows? The paper-sheet 46' is entered in usual manner clownpaper-table 3 and advanced by the platen into position for printing. Preferably just before attains'su'ch position the leading end ofthe sheetencounters'paper feel'er 28 and raises} itfrom slot 33- -in pape '"-support 32,'the'reby rocking sleeve- 35' and lowering arm 36 sothattooth. 39enters af-n interdental space of toothed 12.- Said toothed rimis movingwiththe platen; itat onceacts on said tooth, moving part 38-about-its'axis 3'1 and pin 40.doWn-.

wardly in slot 45 in the rear portion of stop' 15, thereby causing said rear'portion to be depressed and stop 15 lifted out of recess lfL By this time tooth 39 has been 7 actuated entirely out of. the path of the teeth on rim 12. action has also brought pine-1' on part 38 in contact with -lug41'onarm36. 4o .11; will be understood that member. 6 has previously'been detained by stop 15in initial position as shown in Fig. 1, with toothed wheel 25.n1aintained out of mesh .0 posite' the mutilated portion 23 of toothed 45 w eel 22'. Member 6, no lpnger detained by.

stop 15 and ha'vin frictional actuation from the laten' induce bythe pressure of spring '18, is new rotated frictionally by the platen.

' until the teeth of wheel 25 are carried into. Q

mesh with those of stationary wheel-22, after' .which it has toothed. actuation froin the platen. It will beunder'stood that the speed of. member 6 relatively'to that of the platen can be as desired when the toothed'wheels are in mesh:- By the arrangement of gearin shown in 1 the speed is retardeifi Meanwhile cam-slope 27 has acted to changestill'further the position of stop 15, thereby through pin 40, pin 41; In 41', and ,arm 36 rocking the sleeve .35 an causing paper- ,feler 28 to be" lifted quite away from thesheet. Tooth 39 by the same action is lifted 'uite away from toothed rim 12.-. During t e remaining progress of thesheet the said g5 retracted parts are maintained out of en- -.gagem ent vvithsaid annulus 26;

ti-veposition whenrreleas ed f1'om=.-'the-- control Ward-count 'Where desiigi, through a plurality of revo'l'utionsofanember'fimay l e employed,- as shown' i v twith'out change of any kind in the mechanis'm', stop 15-' being held from entering" re.- ces's '14 during'the presence of a- ;sheet over islet 33E Thatistowsay' an index :1:maybe brought into indicating position when the sheet is imposition for printingthe first line,

-member,isaid agent preferably being adjust- -ably added upon the index periphery of the sheetandtoothedJ-rim by i As me'xnber 6= is-al ways' in the same met 'ofdstop 1'5-,- and isreleased alw'vays with the -7.o

arrival of the leadi'n end of thesheet into a;

'definite positiom an thereafter iLs-advanced byathe' same agent that adWunces-"theslice-t, namely the platen,- coordinately withthe she'et jts' working osition' is-alwaysrelated to that-ofthe lea. ingendof the sheet,- .lt can therefore be supplied with i ndices-t'o-indicate' thevarious' positions of the sheet.

Theindication may be in. any -unit-';desired,

beginning where desired and: ehdingasdso -sired. I prefer to use indicesotfamiIiai: character mvolvm no mental calculation or memorizing, sue as the ascending seriesof. numerals'shown" in Fig;'2', orth-evdowmnumerals shownin Fig. 6-. 5

indice's' in series extending.

15F ig: 1 7,

and-index. 2" for the second'linepositibuand 9s so'on for any length of sheet "l'preferf fto gear idown member 6 so't-hat' its indicating v unotionsy-willzbe completed with a single reyolutionxthereofr' I use for a station'ar index to coiiperate with member 6 a shiel, ointer 7 4 attached to carriage-frameQ, said index constructed to shield member-dfrom view except at indicating position and share, so esL-to be -'able to employ with-greater effectiveness a visual "signalingag'ent on said membeiu- A smallcircle-of gummed colored convenient a signaling agent as any. wSaid circle is concealedfromgview by the shieldpointer, but at the predeterminedlled: position. comes into View from behind. said pointer. The indicatihgportion of; member 6 is adjustable relatively to detent-reces'sl s a just the tihie'bf action ofthe additional indicating mansnow to be described.

' The additional indicating means are to be employed at will as follows -ll.he face-wall of member '6 is supplied .with a series of threaded holes 'or' seats t7, into-any oneof' no as "before described .for "two leading par ignal. The provision can 'lso beiusedatoi which the threaded shouldered, pinATim ay'i be screwed, said pin being thereby angularlyi adjnstable .on' said member. ":La'terally ex tending pin 48 on carriage frame 2has-jour'- naled thereon an-elbow-1eve1- .4,9, one arm of svhieh-projects into the path of said pin 4? and-;--the other arm of which bears;.pin50.

Garriage-framefi bears alsoth laterally extending pin 5l,,j011rI1aled--upon. which' is .-r0 cki,ng piece 52, a similar-pin 515being car riednpon-the inner end of said carriage frame, direetly behincl; the;;pontion showml e, jeurnal edmupon -w hiel1 is a similar rocking piece 525-as ,,will be 'understood.- The said? rocking vpieces 52am conneted by. a; lateral-lyf '1 extending bail portion 53 and form withit a i 'I O0l{lng, b2lll-P 1C6 or universal connectlonf the other end, into 'whieh pz oje ts -pin.=55 on ,Qpieee-fifl. Mainframe il-ihas journaled. there'- 1 "in the ;ends of transversely; extending. roek- .5 l. f 'Sai ish i havii fi dlyz at ched h re n-1a between-the carria e and the .ma in;framefl is oonneetedwvith lever 49 by means o f mod fiejourualed at one endon pin :50 before; mentionedmnd' h aving an -:elb oW-slot 54. at;

% va ileigerearm ,5 out midway b -f tween. the endflthereof i'ri suitabh; position to;

be engeged by bail 53.111 every wonkin'gpos it i0i1 of- ,,the earring 58, also; fixedly atti eda pqn-vse da e leshe t, b pi .jo urnaled uponzxyhieh. is one end of down-l we rdly ex te'nd g rpd 60. ,Mainiframetl has! also. gorirnaledgtherein the -endsof wreck;

'- 6, 9 Prefefablyfangularlyadjustable with .re'

shaft 61 haying fixedly attached near either e'rid -t he -arins;2, eaid,arms being. connected byt a transversely extending =bai1-r0d- .63, Qn -Pteidaarm bea p .64 p n-which the alowenend of rod .is 71' ournaled. R00kl aft {51; fixedly attached thereon} a hub speci'ithereto by means .pf; a -set screw i m} i ex n -the ghtpr n ehaftffiff bearingbell hammr- 68. 5;. Bell I 69 is eexen tl p rt dthe m h-M sai hammer; by. central pin} 70' on !frame.-1.-.;.1.Th e

iisnallge' -lei ere 10 are suppliedeaohuwith w a r we 0 j i s c "manne lthanz ail theta-a ain e nat abnt. wh n aid: b i 941 is in t e p e W. 3-? n F g-11.; they tee i d a' g uemu mmepQ en .wrm 2 11i: aft-hea h re d ae a11y ex ndin P4155- live aim i te ds ltq hel l arm; 11 a a ere o. ex e ding, .ere s-pm' i nflfi 1 an 'b 'r .-Qu .nf:i o king 'onneetingq parti; vrocking Shaft 161. hemnii e z k ILifiB nd n sb' i pas isthe parts resughethe'rr position ..iIt m" :tained-imsta/rting position by stop 1-5. ordiis made aware through the audible signal that he has eprinte'd his predetermined last line, a1id without wasting time to testlthe keyilevers is-ableto remove his sheet at once. I f-lieneg1ects to notice the audible signal'he finds'the'keylevers locked so that "hecan-do no'more printing. In case-he Wishes to print further upon-that sheet he cando so by liftving elbow-slot 154;:- upward' on"pi-n"55- whereintoyinoperative position,- pin 55-Phssinginto ,the horizpr'ita'l-portion of said elbow-slot and lpermittingthe movement; case herevmovesd is sheet a Without printing ifurther lther'eon pin ii'l'lmerely-aetua'tes lever A9 out of its..-,pa-th until the parts clear; whereupon of Fig; .-,1"by gravity and-t e action of'spring-QQ 'll be. t;nde1'stood,thatmember'fi is deo-inarily- -during-- the preliminary progress of ethersheet ain'to -.printing .position, usually is represented at 3 8 -'in Figr t the segment i 39' in this case-being a friotion-segment in stead-of aatoothed,oand the actuation by the platen-ibeingn frictional actuation instead -of through,zteeth. Its action @is the same,

and the;.platen:apting throughsaid frictionsegmentf- 395 -.to'. lift- -st-op" 15 out of. detentthe leading end of an ordinary-sheet aving member dwithol itithe' aid ofthe plateneor loth'er:interIneoliateagent; 1 Figtffi represents;-theaheet-.ontr0l1ed. p.01

-.t.ions,oieithe-}nic haniem with the .intermedir iencesi-in e manner;of,:gplning the safne An,- -.u pst nd gg.aendi outstanding p.ortioia 10f ea-rriagre tiranie -,2'-j.bea ifs-inwardly.- extending? eaey of-aetiondeseribed --.will not bezequiried,

Said 1 sleeve? bears; fix jadly,- am ched thereon: :1

tween said arm and said paper-feeler' a super-sleeve43 upon which adjacent to said ,a'rm fixedly attached a. stop 15. Paperfeeler-28 has a path into a slotin paper table/3 indicated at 33; Stop l5 i'sada'pted to' enter' dete'nt-recess l4 on memb er 6' as hereinbefore described. An'arm' 36? bears an inwardly projectingpin 41 adapted to engage" upon said stop liftingly. Other i parts uressfollows: On platen arbor 5 out 55' rotate dished spring -18, solid spring lying witl 1in the contour of a cam 38fsjoui-naled on the, 1' platten arbor stud-acting; to press said-cam late'ra'lly into]frictionalengagement with the lgiterally extendin annula driving port-ion 1-2? of plateh tivin'ei 4 fixedl-y attached as usual to rotaterfiiththe platen, Cam 38 6' contains a. detent re cessl ihsving two wells one' prefei'ably higher'jth'en the other esde scribed'inconnectionitith detent-rece'ss 14, i and it bears a working cam slope 27*. Stop l5 is; adapted to' enter said. det'cnt-recess 5 nd detain. said cam' against movement, in

' has -bee "detained in constant position by the action of stop-15 on reQe's'sQdetent 14? during removal o-fthe precediiig' she'et', for prior thereto; Member-6 is also shown in conw'hst Sheet "46 is paged onpaper 40 tehle 31in usual ma n r, the leadingend be-' p in fplositiohed into-the angle *btyteexij feed 11'}; fit and the platen .s s u'sual, ready for 'entrance "into' the machine, said leading end while being so" positioned moving paperfeeler28 out of slot 33,"ther'eby rocking sleeve 432 and lifting sto'p' m of detentrecess 14;. That-is to say, the leading end 'of the' sheetafter havlng' iiibt'ed'controllingly Jup'on sziid pafper-feeler is g'ivenz position I 50,definitelyrelated thereto, where 'it awaits the action the"p a'p'er -feed mechanism; at the same trn'ie that cam 38' in its constant starting position awaits-actuation from thesan fipaper-tfeed; mechanism. The plait n is d :13am 38?- urider its; frict onal ectudtlon rot fetes therewithgandthe sheet is hdvn'nc ed toward; printing: position. j Continued, rotation: of platenbrings" cemslc pe'flfhin en ageeem withgstop raises wherhi lpeihthe -rleased member 6 bf (seyyindexIintondicatin position 3 th s' pressing cent'rally' upon a laterally acting spacingstroke." .At the" en movement the sheet f- Fp'osition on the sheet. Thereafter during the remaining pro-gress of the sheet opera,-

tive member 6 moves incoordinetion with the sheet and the indicesjthereon' are brought,

into indicating. osition :ls'fbefore described. One of the prominent'tfi'netions'of the in-, termediht e fcor f rolling, mechanism in this case is to delay the calling of members into action .during the' preliminary positioning ofthe sheet. .Itfwill' be, noted that the control -of stop 15 by the'i'leuding end'of the sheet z'occnrs while thepla'ten is ,at rest, the

only work requiredofthe sheet being the lifting of said stop and [paper-lfe'ler,which may be constructed as light :isfd'esired.

Fig.- 9 represents, ;n'nother Qembodiment.

. Operative member Gfoiijcqnvnienceis here shown as .m'ounte'diat .the right hand end of the plziten, outside lof "the carriage-frame. The construction of the indicat ng mechanism'isj thesameias that'sho'wn in Figs. 1

.to' .3,"except.iinntilusfzt bearing 'idetent recess 1 t, fr'or' conrenien 'ce becomes 'h-nnulns 26 on the deft-hand side member; 6', and. the friction'a'l actuation fro'irtth'e' 'plat'en i's given by laterhlly, extending" portion 112" of platen 'tv'virler. 4* in cusp se ie with in'standing portion 6'. of. szu'd inember, .sa dtwirler.be--

ing attech efdlv in i'slig'tl imnnner upon the platen arbor to grotate zi unisonwith the platen. The ,fcont'roljof the rnechanism, howto engage atthe beginmng of' etch actuation of said l1ne space lever upon' it cam-surface- I 4:? on the rear portion of stop 15*. Member 6 is brought into .startingposition. during the remov'al'of onesheet'and positioning of the next through the detaining. action of 3 stop 15" upon detent recess 14; said recess securely detaimng' the member under the usual irregular backward fund; forward positioning movements of theplaten. I The index in indicating position'duringsa-id detent1on may"com'en1ently be index 1; The

first" line is written line-space-lever 46' grasped 'as usual by the operator toisdvan'ce the sheet into theme'xt line pos'ition. The

first action of the" line spacedever1is to -:de- 3 press cem' 45,"therebyfr'2iising stop 1'5 ont' of detent-recess 14 fetid releasing member 6 tobe actu'atcd at'first irictionally and then through teethfrom'the platen, yvhieh is advanced as usua l' hyithe-lstterj portion of the";

second line 'po'sition,and members will halve brought ('say) index 2" into indiet'ttiiig'position.. Thereaftenmember'ffi will move coc-rdinately with the? platen skid through itwill be eelled'intooperation "the several indicatin'g device'spreviously described herein Figs. 10,11 and- 12 re resestmiembodi- -ment cont'rolledby the bottoin'end of the d: of the advance?" show the, operative memben asgearedup f. mutilated wheel 22 .and' journaled' torotate by convenient "means to move ifaster than the laten gfor reasons that iigil ljap ar. gMem er- 6,-i's here fixedly, connectedm th' loosely on platen arbor '5 therewith, asan assem led unit. Z;Th e toothed driver 16 15 alsoplaced on said'arbon but it is caused to have unison rotationgtherewith, conveniently through a key 17 working in an axial. slot in thehub' of said,driver. The drix er isthus permitted to move axially on the platen arbor, Y but not angularly.

lar 19, conveniently heldin -fixed lateral position on said arbor by means of key-pin 19, presses eentrally upon laterally .act I Gverthe hub portion of --wheel 16, and-spring-pressed axially against saidwheel by said-spring,'is placed a plate; 218, saidv wheel in turn thus being pressed ing spring 18.

"through wheel 22 against niember 6, thereby fieausing said member to bepresse d into'a. frictional {connection with "th"'eend of the Iplaten, 4. A shouldered pin or axle 24 on carriage-frame 2 projects through an openmg L-in said. plate 18. Journaled on said.

.axlegis an assembled connecting gear comof toothed wheels and 25 having unison rotatlon, one thereof meshing with '\;'heel 22 and one-With driver-16. Member 6?: is preferably given the form of a drum containing within its contour most of the -partsdescribed, and having a face portion yor wall supplied with two projectionsmoving in different paths, the one being the dextent 14 and the other the pin 17 screwed .into one of the threaded holes 17".

An upstanding portion of carriage-frame which is journaled sleeve 43, said sleeve 2;b'ears a laterally extending axle 3 1 upon I ,benring a fixedly attached butt portion of p'aper-fee'ler 28 and a fixedly attached iweight 42.- Said paper-.feeler has a path 1 into a slot in paper table 3 indicated at 33,

said weight acting to hold it against the platen and retracted from/said slot. The

ipaper-feeleris knuckle-jointed at 75, a lag on the lower. portion thereof bearing againstthe upper portion so as to limit movement of-t-he lower portion .in one'di- '.I ectien,'. for -,backing-up purposes.

v naled loosely on sleeve'43? and projecting into the path of detent 14; on member 6 is 55',

J oura 'St0P-.15, a rearwardly extending lug'there on, 77,-" engaging-with a position-stop 78 on weight 429 so'as to'hold saidstop 15 in position for engagement 'by' said ldetent. -Detent14= can, thus belbacked-up past stop 15,

lug 77 separating from pin 78 and permit-' .Itingthe movement, and stop 15 returning 'iIit"'o operative position by its own weight.

The sheet 'isentered. Projection 14 eventuallymeets stop 15", and through the'int'ermediate parts actuates paper-feeler 28.to-

in. starting positiQn'.

A casingjor colplications in the said series,

common principles and .featuresare "claimed granted upon my application filed Dec: 15,

Patent No. 1,053,926, gr'anted'upn m ward .:the ,detained I y t e over slo 33; 512 p 5. be n thereby detained in the pathoifsai'd detent 14fi-Qand member 6. detained by saidgtletnt-fj e -i ,s. -.'t 19- bottom end of the' -s'heetpirom under the paper-feeler then; releases'gjmember" 6?. from detention, it is rotated frictionally' luntil the toothed portion of. -mutilated wheel 22 meshes with driver-actuatedv wheel 1'25" I and thereafter it is ,actuated'positiyelyf to rotate with the'platen. By the use ofa gear arrangement increasing thespe'ed-of the, member'relatively to' that of the platen I am able to bringa larger indicating suria ce so into indicating Qaositioffi -with feach, {advance ofthe sheet, so as to use larger indices The indices employed will be as desired ;'I prefer to use downward-counting numerals" to indicate the distances to the. bottom "end of. thesheet, or to apoint on the sheet a' given distance therefrom,- such as areillustrated in Fig. 12. q

It is to be noted that theindicftting device's described in connection with 'Figs. I. to 3 are-intended to be used with all of the em 'bodiments herein described, at will,

The devices shown'in the drawings and described herein are partw-of a series 10f closely related inventions or improvements which are presented in .a number of copending applications for Letters 7 Patent filed by me. The said devices 'have a num .ber' of general objects in comm'nwith thoseforming the subject-matter .ofdifferent? ap- 10o and to a contain extent embody and utilize various principles and features which are common-to devices" shown and describedxin Queer-another" of the said applications. Someof the; said broadly in Letters Patent No.'* 1,053,9 19 granted upon my application filed: April :20, 1908, aforesaid, and in LettersPatent No. 1,053,920, granted upon 'my application filed-March 30, 1912, Serial No."-' 687,463 Letters Patent No. 1,053,922, granted"up.on my application filed Dec. 15 1909," Serial No. 533,309 Letters PatentrNo. 1',053,924,,.

1909, Serial No. 533,355; Letters Patent No. 1,053,925, granted upon-my application filed April 25,1910, Serial No. 557,330; Letters.

3 plication filed April 4;, 1912, .Serial NE). 688,358; Letters Patent-No. 1,053,928,, granted upon my application filedi April 9, 1912, Serial-No. 689,560, and -L etters Patent" No. 1,087,045, granted upon my applieatidifk filed April 30, 1909, SerialNo. 493,193; and- 125 in my application filed Dec. 17,j1909 Serial No. 533,725; December 20, 1909, Serial-No. 53,0458, and December- 5, 1912, -Serial'.No.

'735, 107.' The branch of the general inyeption that -.130.

characteristiefeatures speci lowing-whims.- 4 a Le aim as new andi=desire= to-,secur c=by- I; In: a typewriti-ng1mach-ine,-Z in combine? tion, a platenv for advanci'ng thesh'eet, indl catin means, and papergfe-eler means con: nect'e .t' -call' -'said indieating 1i 1e'an' sinto peration-runder thecontrolofi the'leading Gildnbfthflfihfif 2;.Ina itypewritinggmachine, incombina tion 'a platen,=- a series"jofindicea and meansr under-then controlx oi the leading end of the sheet-fen bringingsaidiindices intoindi eating; rominence' coordinately withthe arrivalosaid. l'eadin'g..- end; at predetermined distances-from the J-pr' 'tingj -point v .Kalir atypewriting. aehln'e, 'combinati'on,:a= platen fa :opgarat e member, indicatiin "zm'eansy'cal-led 'into opei'ation' through sa1'di-inemher,-'meanmfor -giving said int-m d the folher a predeterminedconstant starting posi' A her through said projection-, and indicating 'means' called into operation through said vol of the predeter= v partsincluding a platen,-an operative member,-- indicating means called jinto operation 1 throughsaid member, coiiperating devices tion an'd means;forgiving-saidmember movementcoordi-nate' w it hate)? the platen" from; such; positiemnn Ida-of [leading ma" hine, ln'combinai starting? osi-tiont an *for- 'giying eazsaidimem j nr-me-qement coordinatewith that I of-thevplatien 'from g-such ipo'sition under the fi ths leaidingfiehd offt'hesheetl 5; I n az.typewriting-maehine,in combinatibngna platensan operative' member; visual signaling .mj s call'e' finto'- operation thnoug'has aidi m'emlic imeans' for givmg said member-a constantetaining position, and means for fs'aid membermovement coordihntefivith t at (3tt tlie sheet jfrom- *s'uch positionunder 'the control of th e" leading end mgssmd? member" movement ewrdinate with a thatf'of tli-sheei=f ifom1suchposition under" ttfeicontrel fii the: leading: and of the sheet.-

Lluam a projection" inconnectiontherewith and having actuation from the platen, -means controlled by the leadinglend of the sheet- I threi'rglif sa .m'en1lfier;--\ me'an ssz-iorq gw ngasa me "here constant" 8, In a typewriting machine, in combination, a carriage, a platen thereon, an operative member actuated from the platen, the

main frame, printing. instrumentalities thereon, means calledinto operation through said memher'zfor locking-said printing m st'runi'entalitie's against use in printing, and paper feeler' means for controlling the movement" of said member under the control of the leading end of the sheet;

9. In a-typ'ewriting machine, in combina ti0n,'a platen, an operative member actuated tomovein correlation with the platen, indicating means called into operation through said men'lber, and adetent under the control 0 of the leading eml'of the sheet connected to detain said member in starting position.

10,111 a typewriting machine, in combination, a: platen, an operative member having for controlling the'movement of said memoperative member. p

11. I11 com'blnation, type-Writing machlne between said member and the platen for actuating said- 'member, and means operated bya ty-pewriting machine part under. the control of the sheet for controlling the engagement of said actuating devices. 12.111 a typcwriting machine, in combination','-a platen, an operative member, indicating means called into operation through sa-id member, e m-rating devices for giving said member movement with the platen, and means o .)er;zted from the platen under the control of the sheet for controlling the oper ation of said member by said devices.

13. In" combination, typewriting machine parts including a platen, an operative memberyindicating means called into operation through said member, means for giving said member a predetermined starting position, toothed gearing between said member and th e pla'ten, and means operated by a type\\"r1t1n'g'machine part under the control of the'sheet' for causing saidtoothed gear ing to engage and give said member movement with the platen.

' 14'. Inatypewriting machine, in combina- Liam-"a platen, anoperative member, indicatingfmcans called into operation through said member; meansfor giving said member a predetermined start-mg P05113011, toothed gearing, and means actuated from the platen for causing said toothed gearing to engage at the predetermined time and give said member simultaneous movement with' the platen. I 15:1'11- atypewriting' machine, in combina- I for operating said mmber -fro'm .tion, a platen,"- an operatiy'e member,- indi- 7 eating means called-intooperation through said member, coiipei'ating'f' ctuating devices theplaten, a paper-feeler, and toothed-means under-the 1 control of said paper-feeler -for"c alling said 1 ,t1on,a platenmnoperative-member,actuatedactuating devices into-engagement at the determined time and gives 'pi'edeterminedftimei"- 1:16.. In a typewriting mac e,- b ti'on, a platen,

saidfmember, means 1 for giving said a predetermined 17-. In 'a typewriting mach combination, a platen, an orierative --;member, in ca ting means called-,intooperation through member starting position, toothed gearing,' and s meansior' causing said toothed gearingto engage at the predetermined tlmeand g ve saidmember simultaneous mov'ement w th" the-platen. i 118: In a typewriting-niachine,in'fcombinav tion, a platen, Q c'ating means' called into operation, through said member, means includinga toothed wheel anda cooperating i-m'i'itilated. gear ,for

' controlling the said actuating said-member" from device fjfor; causing :"SaId.

- tion', :aplaten,

actuating" said memberfrom the platen, frictional; Emeans for causing said toothed wheels to pass into mesh, and-means inc1ud-' her "in initial, position and said toothed. wheels outof mesh.

19. In a typev vrit'ng machine, in combinetion, a platen, an operative lmember, indi cating means called nto operation through said member, cans a includ ng a- 2 toothed wheel and a co'iiperating'mutilated gear for a friction-drive wheels topass intomesh, and a sheet-com trolled detent for detaining said member ,in predetermined position and wheels out of mesh.

an o erative member} indicating means called into operation through said member, means for giving said member 20. Ian typeivriting maehine in 'eombin aments out. of engaging position yith respect I tion a laten, 1

niovement simultaneous "with that of the g platen but permittingdetention thereof. i11

and means for" movement, ;--said 0011-,

dependently of the platen,

trolling means including --'a 'detent element constructed todetain said operativemember from movement in either direction In a typewriting machine, in comhi'naan operative member actuated to move with the platen,

'an operative member, iI1d1- eating means called into operationthrough said member; coiiperating actuating devicesfor'operating' said member from the platen,

- a-paper-feeler, and frictional means under the-control of said paper-feeler 01 causingsaidactuating devices to engage-at the presaid member heet controlled frictional anoperative member, lfidlmg a movable stop fordetaining said mem-' the platen,

I said to t d indicating means, called into operation through said member? and controlling means for said member, 111- eluding coiiperatingdetent elements one-oi which-is constructed with a recessa and the. other -o--. ivhi'ch= is-econstructed l'to- -ente1" said "R ess; .F t-r R-T 7L 22.111 atypewriting machine, in combine 1 from the platen, indicating means: called into operation through -said;member, and means? forcontrollingthe movement of: said' member, including detent elements .-one 1-,.0f which is constructed having recess walls of unequal height and, one of which-isadaptedl to-enter between said recess-walls. 23. In combination,- typewriting machine.- 89 parts includingazpla-tem-anoperative mem-. ber actuated from 1 the platen, indicating means called: v into operation.- thr oughsaid member, -a stop connected -to;Control; said; member, and adevice operated;- from a. type-f;- writingmachine part underthegcontrol-mf, the sheet for controlling saidistop; r;

a 24:. In: a typewriting 'inachineyin combina tion, a .p1aten, an operative membt r, indie ing means called *into'operati ngthroughsa membenfmeans. for-giving; said member; simultaneous move1nent, with the platena-a v stop, iconnect'ed to'- control said] movement; and, device J actuated from the platen for operating saidlstep.; e

- In a typewritingjihacli-ine.

. r com ne:

tion, a platen, an. operative inembenactuated to move with the platemjindicatingmeans calledin 0 operation through said; m'embe-r, I "cooperatingdetent' elements one. of, ;which 0o acts-through the-other to detainsaid men-1 ber, and a sheet-controlled platen-a ted device ';for. moving one. of said :deten e1, ments'eut oIIengagi-ng. position with re to the other. v fm, "26. In a .typewriting maehine;,incomhi tion, a platen, an operative.memberathaired 'from th'e platen, indicating aneja called} into operation through said member, coioper a-t1 ngdetent elements lone of Y. which; nets. n

through the gother to detain said, 1,11e1nhei;,- a); toothed wheel-haying unison; -rotation i i-' 'ith ,the platen,- andjja toothed member operated-' bysai-d toothed wheel {IHdGIfltlRLCOIItI'OLDi a the-sheet formoving meioL-said dCllQIltfiLQ-yll to'the other. V H '27. Ina typewriting machinain combination', a platen, a. reciprocatingtspaperrfecler having a sheet controlledposition, a ,.(le\ ice 12 operated; from the platen for retracting said paper-feeler from the; sheet to facilitate moving the sheet and indicatingmeans-.controlledby said paperfcelerh. a. I i "28. Ina .typewriting,maehine in cornblna: tion, a platen, ta pziperieeler, ade ice o 511 atedlrom the forwardly-moving platen, tor V retracting; said paper-feeler from contact 3 r with" thesheet, an operative member actuate'd'fi om-the plateii under thecontrol of 1:

aid paper-feeler, and indicating means called into operation through said member.-

ln :1 typeWrit-ing machine, in combination, a platen, an operative member actuated from the platen, indicating means called into operation through said member, a stop connected to icontrol said member, a pap'erfeeler connected to control said stop, and a device operated from the platen for retracting said paper-feeler from contact Witthe sheet, to facilitate moving the'sheet.

30. In combination, typewriting machine parts including a platen, a cam and cam follower, caused to operatively interact by a typewriting machine part, a paper-feeler moved away from the controlling Work sheet by said cam. elements, andindicating means controlled by said paper-feeler. I

31,111 combination, typewriting machine parts including a platen, a cam and cam-follower, caused to operatively interact by an operated part of said mechanism, apaperfeeler moved away from the worksheet by said cam elements, an operative member actuated from the platen under the control of said paper-feeler, and indicating means called into operation through said member.

in a typewriting machine, in combination, a platen, a paper-feeler, a cam ope r ated from the platen for retracting said paper-teeler from contact with the Worksheet to facilitate moving the sheet,'and in-- said member movement to coordinate With that of the platen from such position.

3%. In a typewriting machine,-in combination, a platen, anoperative member actuated to move with the platen, indicating means called into operation through said member, a stop connected to control said member, and a cam-retracted paper-feeler in control of said stop.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses;

WILLIAM J. NEIDIG.

Witnesses Fnnonnron A. MANCHESTER, JANE MANCHESTER. 

